CVE-2016-3623 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the rgb2ycbcr tool by providing zero values for specific parameters, affecting applications using LibTIFF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-3623?
CVE-2016-3623 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 3 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The rgb2ycbcr tool in LibTIFF 4.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero) by setting the (1) v or (2) h parameter to 0.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3623?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3623?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-3623 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3623 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-3623, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3623, GHSA-9f2j-pgfw-crmf, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3623.